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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1942
Page
2
Census data show Montana's civilian population May 1 estimated at 823,825 with a decline of 33,903 since April 1 1940 as workers move from farms to war production areas. National figures show births exceed deaths but overall civilian population remains nearly unchanged.
Montana farmers using labor from Japanese relocation centers were misinformed about rules. U S District Attorney John B Tansil in Billings said evacuees must stay in the counties designated by the war relocating authority and return to centers after work ends. Only authority or justice department can grant travel permission except for hospital needs due to accident or serious illness.
Forty six Army Air Corps officers and men receive the Silver Star from Lieut. Gen. George C. Kenney for gallantry in action. Serg. Clarence R. Olson of Terry Montana and Corporal Gary C. Hollister of Sacramento are named among the recipients for missions over Rabaul. Olson flew with a Flying Fortress crew in a mission despite a disabled engine and damaged oxygen supply. Hollister served with a Fortress crew in actions that sank or damaged four enemy ships and shot down three Zeros.
The American Dental Association reports more American children suffer dental decay than any disease except the common cold, highlighting a widespread oral health concern.
War time shifts cut automobile travel and push Americans toward home based recreation. Families gather at home or in backyards, reading war books, buying encyclopedias, and enjoying table games. Bowling and golf rise, while cinemas and stage fare adapt to wartime constraints.
Montana State College extension nutrition specialist Bessie E McClelland urges homemakers to maximize fat use in kitchens to boost the national fat supply for the war effort. Saved fats can season, fry, cook, bake, and enrich gravies and dressings. Rendered suet and pork shortenings also serve in baking and pastries.
Algeria imposes a compensation tax on wine shipments from France to domestic buyers. The move affects French producers and may influence trade and pricing as authorities seek revenue amid wine trade tensions.
Montana officials push a proposed personnel division to the 1943 legislature to cut costs through across the board pay scales and a flexible pool system. The plan would allow transfers between departments, create a qualified worker backlog, and use a state pool of clerks and stenographers to meet peak needs while reducing payrolls.
State land commissioner J. W. Walker says penalty wheat deductions will be far lower in Montana as farmers stay within allotments. Most penalties so far come from the Great Falls-Havre Shelby area where volunteers were harvested after rains. He projects state leased land wheat at about 400000 dollars this year, versus 327000 last year, with total leased-crop return near 500000 dollars.
Helena resident Mrs. Elizabeth Forlander watched a school film titled Winning Your Wings and recognized her son, Private First Class William Forlander, acting out a training role. Her son, who left forest service work in January 1940 to join the air corps, had four months with no word from him until the film showed his likeness.
Fred Bennion of Helena praised the reorganization board for Montana state results, noting improvements from heads of state institutions before consultant recommendations took effect. He urged restoring a chancellor system for unified control of six state education units and stressed careful fiscal management to avoid waste in the postwar period.
Captain George W. Darnell of the Army Air Corps arrives with his family to assume duties as the Lewistown satellite air base commander. He previously served at Davis-Monthan Field in Tucson, Arizona.
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